Los Belones is a pretty village, only about a 5-minute drive from La Manga Club. Not only does the village have a good selection of shops, it boasts a range of restaurants, including Via Romana. Via Romana, as its name suggests is an Italian restaurant, which is run by two guys called Ian and Pepe. Reputed to be one of the finest Italian restaurants on the La Manga area, it is certainly worth a visit during your stay at La Manga Club.

A rather unassuming restaurant from the outside, once you’re inside you’ll start to realise what all the fuss is about. A simply decorated, but charming space, which is spotlessly clean, boasts an open kitchen from which you can enjoy the spectacle of the chefs at work. Via Romana is thankfully air conditioned, making it a comfortable spot for dining high season. Serving in-house diners and take away customers, Via Romana is a busy spot, so it’s best to book ahead, no matter what night of the week you fancy going. Although the team of waiters and kitchen staff will do their very best to accommodate all-comers, they can only feed so many, so do book if you can. Once you get there, you’ll be glad you did.

When you arrive at Via Romana, the first thing that’ll strike you is the buzz about the place. It truly is a little bit of Italy in Spain. Regularly drawing a few famous faces, this is the sort of restaurant, once you’ve tried it, you’ll be coming back again and again, and because it’s so close to La Manga Club you have no excuse not to! No matter whether you’re a sole traveller, a couple, a family or a group, you’ll enjoy a great welcome and a great meal at Via Romana.

When it comes to the food, at Via Romana, not only can you see it being prepared, thanks to the open kitchen you can enjoy the aromas and almost feel the pleasure of the other diners as soon as you walk through the door. General consensus puts the food at Via Romana at the “excellent” level, with a similar score for service. So what’s all the fuss about? It could be the Provolone starter, which is an Italian cow’s milk cheese, which is often likened to mozzarella but stronger…lets just say, what these guys do with Provolone is well worth 5 minutes in the car from La Manga. Then there’s the pizzas, which are in huge demand, both with sit in diners and for take aways. And then of course there’s the pasta and the meat dishes. Oh, and the desserts…the list goes on.

The pizzas at Via Romana have the classic thin crust you’d expect, but also boast an imaginative and well thought out range of toppings. The Via Romana pizza features chilli and for those who like it hot, hot, hot, don’t be afraid to ask for extra! Pastas are home made of course and are served, quite often in the starting role, but also as a side to a meat main. Simple, but notable is the penne alla pesto, which is full of flavour and seems to transport you to another place altogether. Chicken in sauce with a pasta side and sirloin of beef with ravioli are also strong contenders for the top three Via Romana dishes. That said, it’s perfectly possible to order a delicious steak or chicken with salad or vegetables, but it seems a shame to miss out on the yummy pasta that is so much part of the whole Via Romana experience. The menu is so diverse here and so flexible that even fussy eaters should be able to find something that will excite them in this real Aladdin’s cave of Italian food and culture. Put it this way, if you love Italy and you love Italian food, you’ll love Via Romana!

When it comes to drinks, the wine list at Via Romana is pretty extensive too, catering for all tastes and all budgets. If you’re going for the first time and are wary of trying some of the lower priced wines, don’t be. These guys have done their homework and make sure that if it’s on their menu it’s good. So even if you see a wine at around 10-ish euro a bottle it’ll have been tested and will have passed the Via Romana taste test. Now that’s not guaranteeing you’ll like it, but there won’t be anything wrong with it, that’s for sure!
When it comes to holidays, part of the fun of the whole affair is experiencing different atmospheres and different foods. The food at Via Romana is well worth trying during your stay at La Manga Club. Agreed, you can eat good Italian in most major towns and cities in the UK, but Via Romana truly is a winning blend of food and atmosphere, which will grip you and embrace you to enjoy it, right from your first visit. Serving up good sized portions of delicious dishes that are more common in Italy itself than in “italian” restaurants, you’ll get surprisingly low prices and a team of staff that will make you smile, all the way to dessert.

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Our Fab Holiday!! Los Altos Villa

We normally stay in the El Rancho villas, which we have always really liked but this year we had our accommodation changed to a Los Altos villa due to a problem. However, after spending a week in the Los Altos villa we all agreed that we had fallen in love with these villas and would choose them ahead of El Rancho in the future! (sorry El Rancho!)

The villas are situated in beautiful, tranquil surroundings (slightly hilly, but we knew this in advance and it was never a problem!). The shared pools are much nicer than El Rancho, set in some beautiful settings! The only downside to the shared pools is that some families tend to be quite selfish and take all the sun-loungers; there were times when we couldn't even get 1 to share between the 4 of us! But it's so nice just to be able to step out of your villa and the pool is just there! My children certainly loved the opportunity to spend all day (if they could!) in the pool and one night went for a moonlight swim at 9pm!

The villa itself was beautiful!! Decorated to a very high standard and comes equipped with everything you can possibly need! The property was very clean and we all felt very much at home! The only thing I would say is that my husband who is a chef just couldn't get on with the electronic hobb which was very temperamental and didn't always want to work!

I would reccommend exploring the near-by towns - Los Belones is great for eating out with some lovely reasonably-priced restaurants and we discovered the beautiful fishing village of Cabo de Palos, which has some amazing local shops (their bakery is a must!) and beautiful fish restaurants along the sea front!

We enjoyed a thoroughly relaxed, wonderful holiday! We would love to return and would very much like to bring all our family with us next time!!

La Manga Club Review - Great Villa in good location

Great Villa in good location. The villa was very much as described. It was in a good central location and close to the hub of the resort. We did need a car to get to the beach and some of the restaurants, although this seems to be the case for all villas on the club, as the beach at La Manga Club is quite a distance. We went into Los Belones a few times and found some great restaurants and would recommend Via Romana which serves some great pizza and pasta at very reasonable prices for the good standrd of food that is served.

The cafe in the square in Los Belones is a great place to chill and take in the atmosshere of a typical local spanish town. We really apprecaited the heated pool in the villa and enjoyed some great alfresco meals. We would like to return to La Manga Club next year and would like to choose this villa again if it is free, or a Monte Claro villa in the same area.

Loved Monte Claro and will definately be returning.

Loved Monte Claro and will definately be returning. We booked the property as a 2 bedroom villa but it is actually a 4 bedroom property and the other 2 bedrooms were locked. However this meant the living and oustide areas were very roomy for our party of 4 people. We tried a few of the restuarants on the Club and were all of a good quality. We also had a couple of meals in Los Belones and really enyoyed the Italian restuarant - Villa Romana.

Many thanks for a very enjoyable stay at La Manga Club.

La Manga Club Review - Superb villa in glorious setting

The photographs do not do this villa justice as it is just so beautifully maintained and exceptionally spacious inside. I had selected the villa from several others on offer and as the person responsible I felt a little nervous before we all arrived.

No need to have worried because it certainly is special. The community of just a few villas in this area called El Forestal are all substantial and large and have great views from their terraces. Although considered as on the outskirts of the resort we were able to walk to everything, nowhere is too far, fifteen minutes at the most.

The road to the beach is close by but you have to drive to the beach as access is through the mountains so not a good idea to try and walk as it is steep in places. To be honest we only went once to the beach to try the fish restaurant which was very good as we mainly stayed around our lovely pool. All the restaurants we tried were pretty good, not cheap, but good quality.

Do go off resort to the Italian in the local village called Los Belones if you get the chance, Via Romana, really great Italian food at a good price. I suppose if you eat off resort you can expect prices to be a liitle less. We used both supermarkets on site and had lots of lovely BBQs. Overall we had a great holiday in a super villa, I made a good choice and looks like I will be in charge of selecting again next year.

Thank you for your review of this great villa.

Although it is considered to be on the outskirts of La Manga Club you can still walk to almost all of the facilities, walking through beautifully kept gardens and the well maintained resort that is La Manga Club. The location is wonderful and we would highly recommend without hesitation it to everyone.

Spanish living in El Rancho at La Manga

We went to La Manga Club earlier in the year and have only just got around to submitting a review. We travelled in March which was out of season for the resort and whilst it was very quiet it made for a truly relaxing holiday and it felt like with had a private swimming pool as no one else was around.

There are about 100 El Rancho villas built around good sized, but unheated pools. Each pool is shared by about 10 villas of different sizes and each of the pools has a small childrens paddling pool alongside.

We flew into Alicante Airport and picked up a car from the airport and made the straightforward journey of about an hour to La Manga Club. We arrived early and the villa was ready upon our arrival and it was a nice touch to have a grocery pack in the villa upon our arrival.

The villa itself was very pleasant and had a Spanish rustic fell to it and we did feel like we were actually staying in an upmarket Spanish community. There is plenty of space between the villas and they are have nice landscaped gardens.
We were allocated a 3 bedroom El Rancho villa but had only booked a 2 bedroom villa, but it was nice to have the extra living space and facilities. The villa had 2 private terraces and one included a BBQ and outside seating area, which was a lovely way to spend an evening with a bottle of wine.

The villa was very well equipped and had all equipment and utensils required to dine in and prepare lunches and dinners. We did arrange to have a mid stay clean whilst we were there and the management company were very pleasant to deal with and were very helpful in recommending a couple of good restaurants in the local town of Los Belones and Cabo de Palos.

We did manage to play a couple of rounds of golf on the West and North golf courses at La Manga. However the green fees a little expensive, but the courses are of a very high standard and are both memorable courses to play. We could not play the South golf course as a handicap certificate is required.

We did wander off the Club a few times and found some lovely little restaurants on La Manga strip including Parador and Gregorys an Argentinian meat restaurant. We also found Via Romana in Los Belones, which was recommended, a well priced Italian restaurant. I think that due the high competition in the area the standard of the restaurants has to be very high for these to survive.

La Manga Club itself is very large and almost like a small town, with many restaurants, bars, shops and a supermarket. A car is very useful if you plan to go off the resort, although there is a taxi service available.

All in all a very good and relaxing break. It would be interesting to see the contrast in the height of the summer, when we understand that La Manga Club is much busier. We would definitely return again in the future.

Thank you for your review, we always appreciate feedback.

We are happy to offer flexible check in and check out times when we can outside of the main summer weeks. During the summer it is virtually impossible to arrange and we therefore keep to 4 pm and 10.30 am in order to be fair to everyone.

We also upgrade our clients when we can to larger properties outside of the main season as the extra space is always welcome.

La Manga Clubs golf prices have always been a little expensive more than some of the surrounding golf courses but this ensures the very highest standards remain. Much is reinvested hence the brand new David Leadbetter academy has just opened with two new teaching bays, academy office and a club repair service.

Thank you for mentioning two great restaurants on the La Manga strip, next time try El Paquebote, further down the strip. (The La Manga del Mar Menor inlet is known as the strip). We tried to go to Gregory's one February but it was closed until Easter. Made it there another time and was well worth the wait.

Summer is of course considerably busier at La Manga Club but still very relaxing as nowhere feels that busy. The only tip would be to pre-book a restaurant if you want to go on a certain night in particular or for a celebration.

We hope to welcome you back and onto the golf courses again in the not too distant future.